First Independent Mena Newspaper
A US State Department report published in September 2026 has identified weak growth, persistent inflation, high unemployment and rising public debt as major challenges facing Tunisia’s economy, Tunisian media reported this Wednesday. Unemployment fell from 16 per cent in 2024 to 15.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, while the informal sector accounted […]
Christian churches have been forced to close in Algeria amid a crackdown on religious freedom and a persecution of Christians across the country, said the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. In a recent report, the Commission recommended the US to put Algeria on a Special Watch List in view of the violations of religious […]
The United States has listed Algeria among the countries wherein the illegal trade in people is widely spread, affirming that it will work tirelessly to free those still enslaved and will punish their tormentors. In its 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report, Washington placed Algeria on its “Tier-3 watch list”, the lowest ranking, which could trigger […]